snipe hunt
Speech parts
1. snipe hunt - Noun
2. snipe hunt - Verb
Meaning
an elaborate practical joke in which the unsuspecting victim hunts a snipe and is typically left in the dark holding a bag and waiting for the snipe to run into it
Source: WordNetSynonyms
red herring
waste of time
wild-goose chase
fool's errand
merry dance
bootless errand
worthless chase
worthless hunt
act of hunting
chasing ghosts
foolish search
fruitless errand
fruitless hunt
futile pursuit
hopeless pursuit
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Antonyms
advantageous mission
encouraging errand
encouraging journey
hopeful task
productive errand
profiting mission
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Hypernyms
Examples
in the South a snipe hunt is practically a rite of passage